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QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... said the settlement brings "long-awaited relief" to affected fund members, most of whom, he noted, were Queensland government employees and their spouses. He said many of these members, including teachers, doctors, and other essential workers, were charged ...

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The Queensland government's central financing authority welcomed a former TCorp treasury lead as its new boss. Queensland Treasury Corporation has appointed Simon Ling, an executive with nearly three decades of experience in investment banking ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... in a session called Invested: Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040. Also on day two, Queensland government treasurer David Janetzki will talk about the social enterprise sector and impact investing. "One of the first things David's ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... government electricity rebates. "Electricity rebates lower the price of electricity for households. The Queensland government introduced a one-off electricity rebate of $1000 from July 2024. This rebate exceeded the average electricity bill for Queensland ...

ART appoints chief commercial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... commercial officer, Mckay is responsible for delivering ART's services to corporate, institutions, the Queensland government and unions, regional and small-business customer segments and ART's payroll distribution platform, Beam. Before taking ...

Oaktree offers Star $650m lifeline

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... report found there were "governance and cultural concerns" plaguing the casino operator. In November 2024 the Queensland government launched its own inquiry examining potential criminal links at the casino. Late last year Perpetual halved its investment ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Max Gill has been promoted to senior portfolio analyst with QIC's state investments team. Gill joined the Queensland Government's $68 billion investment arm six years ago working initially with the global multi-asset team followed by the state ...

TCorp returns 7%, AUM hits $110bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... billion in FY24. QIC earned an operating pre-tax profit of $125 million and returns $252.5 million to the Queensland government.

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... "governance and cultural concerns" plaguing the casino operator. Now, Star is facing a fresh inquiry from the Queensland government which is examining potential criminal links at the casino. Perpetual is not the only investment house to fall victim to ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... earned operating pre-tax profit of $125 million in FY24. An additional $252.5 million will be returned to the Queensland government as a shareholder. "Delivering record returns to Queensland government clients is a significant achievement against a backdrop ...